pteridinyl

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noun

The functional group derived from pteridine.

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pteridyl
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nounpteridinyl (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe functional group derived from pteridine.

    Few of the potential displacement or other reactions of pteridinyl sulfoxides and sulfones have been reported but enough are known to confirm the utility of such substituents […]

    1988, D. J. Brown, The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused Pyrimidines, page 340
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    Simultaneously, Stiefel and taylor were exploiting this methodology of cyclo-addition of quinoxalyl and pteridinyl acetylenes with a Mo-(S₄) reagent 22 to generate mono-dithiolene complexes of molybdenum(IV) (Scheme 2.22).

    2016, Russ Hille, Carola Schulzke, Martin L. Kirk, Molybdenum and Tungsten Enzymes: Bioinorganic Chemistry, page 35

    Synonyms: pteridyl

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nounThe functional group derived from pteridine.

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pteridyl

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